Peter Banks

“I never wanted to be a shredder. I wanted to create textures and melodies.”

“I'm a rock guitarist, a melodic guitarist. I'm not a jazz guitarist, I'm not a classical guitarist.”

“I really thought that Yes was the band for me. I was very, very disappointed when I was booted out.”

“I always saw the guitar as an orchestra, and I was trying to conduct it.”

“Prog rock was about exploration. It was about taking rock music somewhere it hadn't been before.”

“The first two Yes albums are my babies, really. I put so much of myself into them.”

“Flash was a very good band. It was a shame it didn't last longer.”

“You have to keep playing, keep creating. That's what being a musician is all about.”

“Leaving Yes was the biggest blow of my career, but it also forced me to grow as an artist.”